Officials explain mad cow testing

Agriculture department only tests cows considered at high risk for the disease

By Kelly Kearsley / The Bulletin
December 30, 2003

Beef products from cattle tested for mad cow disease are distributed before the test results come back, because the risk of contracting the disease from the animal's meat is extremely low, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

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